Pedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.
Cinematography
That blue hour light—every frame aches.
Acting
Rita Durão's mother: loving, cruel, utterly human.
Director
Marco Leão
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Portugal's queer cinema renaissance, often screened with Miguel Gomes' work. The directors met at film school and vowed to never explain their endings.
The beach is Praia da Calheta, a tourist spot by day that becomes ghostly at dawn—local crew had 90 minutes to shoot before swimmers arrived.
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